Electric events synchronized with laser filaments in thunderclouds.
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چکیده
We investigated the possibility to trigger real-scale lightning using ionized filaments generated by ultrashort laser pulses in the atmosphere. Under conditions of high electric field during two thunderstorms, we observed a statistically significant number of electric events synchronized with the laser pulses, at the location of the filaments. This observation suggests that corona discharges may have been triggered by filaments.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 16 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008